June 2026

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Israel and Palestine have been in the news a lot lately, and it hasn’t been good news. Let us remember that this was where Jesus was born, where he taught, fed the thousands, cured the sick, and raised the dead. It was where he died and rose from the dead. These are the Holy Lands. It is the land of the Jews and the Christians.

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VARSITY FOOTBALL Aug 28 McCamey vs Alpine 7 p.m. Sept 4 Alpine @ Fabens 7 p.m.

Alpine Avalanche.

Dear Neil, we have just moved into an older house that has a very large sycamore tree. It has large pieces of bark coming off its trunk. Apparently, that is normal from all that I’ve read, but I just thought I’d confirm it with you. It’s a beautiful tree, and I wouldn’t want to lose it because I didn’t pay attention to an obvious issue.

What’s more American than Banana Pudding or as Texan as Fredericksburg Peach Cobbler? Ask anyone from the South, and they will agree with you that yes, Banana Pudding is a July 4th musthave for any get-together.

June 24 Artist Reception at Jeff Davis County Library, 4:30 p.m. for David Loren Bass.

INGREDIENTS 1 (14-oz) can sweetened condensed milk 1½ cups ice-cold water 1 (3.4-oz) package instant vanilla pudding mix (preferably Jell-O brand) 3 cups heavy cream 1 (11-oz) box Nilla wafers 5 ripe medium bananas, sliced DIRECTIONS In a large bowl, whisk the sweetened condensed milk and water until evenly combined. Add the pudding mix and whisk until there are no lumps and the mixture is completely smooth.

Gains seen in all subjects on STAAR tests Texas high school students showed improvement in every subject in this spring’s end-of-course STAAR exams, the Texas Education Agency reported. The results include assessments in Algebra I, English I, English II, biology and U.S.